Satellogic has successfully launched 10 new satellites, all delivered to sun-synchronous LEO at 3:18:50 am UTC on November 6, 2020. This launch positions Satellogic as a global leader in high-resolution data collection from orbit. Satellogic’s increased orbital capacity now enables access to as many as four daily revisits of any point of interest and the […]
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ThrustMe’s Iodine Propulsion System Launched Aboard Spacety’s Smallsat
ThrustMe and Spacety have announce that the BEIHANGKONGSHI-1 satellite, carrying the world’s first iodine electric propulsion system, was successfully launched into space on a CZ-6 Long March 6 rocket from Taiyuan in China on the November 6 at 04:20 a.m. (Paris time). In-space propulsion is becoming a critical subsystem, particularly for satellite constellations, for which […]
Spaceflight Consultation Ends: A Significant Step Toward UK Launch
The UK Spaceport Alliance labels the ‘Spaceport and spaceflight activities: regulations and guidance Regulatory Consultation’ a successful step forward and a source for optimism for the formative UK Launch industry. Space launch from UK soil has moved closer to reality with the drawing to a close of the spaceport and spaceflight regulatory consultation carried out […]
Lockheed Martin’s GPS III SV04 Satellite Launches To Orbit
The fourth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. Following a successful launch on November 5, GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) separated from its rocket and is now using onboard power to climb to its operational orbit, approximately 12,550 […]
Successful Launch for SMC and Partners’ Fourth GPS III Satellite
The following is a statement released after the successful launch of the Space and Missile Systems Center fourth Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite. The U.S. Space Force, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and its mission partners successfully launched the fourth Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 6:24 p.m. EST, November 5 from […]
Success … U.S. Space Force’s GPS III Space Vehicle 04 Launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9
On Thursday, November 5 at 6:24 p.m. EST, Falcon 9 completed its second mission this year for the United States Space Force when it launched the GPS III Space Vehicle 04 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9’s first stage on […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron 16th Mission To Propel 30 Smallsats To Orbit
Rocket Lab has announced their next Electron mission, one that will feature a diverse range of payloads from the United States, France and New Zealand. The mission, which will be Rocket Lab’s 16th Electron launch, will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula during a 14-day launch window that opens on November […]
United Launch Alliance In Final Prep For NROL-101 Mission Launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the NROL-101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch is on track for November 3 from Space Launch Complex-41 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch is planned for 5:58 p.m. EST. The live launch broadcast begins at 5:38 […]
Final Prep For Kleos Space Four Smallsat Launch Via ISRO PSLV Completed
Kleos Space S.A. has confirmed that the firm’s team of mission engineers have completed the final preparation of the Kleos’ four Scouting Mission satellites prior to launch on board a PSLV C49. The Kleos team performed system checkout and mechanical inspection prior to battery charging and fueling. The satellites were then armed for flight and […]
D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier Successfully Completes Smallsat Deployments
D-Orbit has successfully completed the deployment phase of the ORIGIN mission, the first for the ION Satellite Carrier. ION, D-Orbit’s satellite platform, successfully released 12 SuperDove satellites for Earth-imaging company Planet into the precise orbital slots requested by the client. The vehicle has been operational since September 3rd, when it was successfully released from an […]